if someone, especially a woman, is on the shelf, they are not married and people now believe they are too old to get married I was afraid.
by Langfreak October 4, 2016

<guy1>damn look at the shelf on that one.
<guy2>i know it just... sits up.
<guy1>call schmack we gotta tell him about this one.
<guy2>i know it just... sits up.
<guy1>call schmack we gotta tell him about this one.
by Grill March 13, 2005

by clickitdown December 6, 2006

by bobbie July 22, 2003

by staticsate November 17, 2009

A common photography pose in which a person places their hand beneath their chin, forming a sort of shelf for their head to rest on, in order to better frame their face. When such a pose is used for a selfie, the resulting image is called a "shelfie"
by flyingpenguin December 14, 2014
